Jill Hall (Shortland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On Thursday, 13 November I visited the Northern Women's Health Centre at Wyong. I note that the member for Dobell, the member for Robertson and Senator Deb O'Neil have all attended this centre and we have all accepted an invitation to become patrons of the centre. I have had a long association with the Northern Women's Health Centre. They are located in Rose Cottage at Wyong. They provide counselling, which includes short-term generalist counselling for issues such as self-esteem, domestic violence, stress and anxiety, relationships and surviving past abuse. Above all, the No. 1 issue that is most prominent in that community on the Central Coast is domestic violence. The level of domestic violence on the Central Coast is phenomenal. The service offered through the women's health centre provides support for women who are trying to manage, live with or get away from domestic violence. There are a number of ways they can do that, through either individual counselling or group counselling. I think the service for the fine work they have done over many years. I know they will continue to do that work in the future.

Don Randall (Canning, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In accordance with standing order 43, the time for members' statements has concluded.